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authorLoui Chang <louipc.ist@gmail.com>2009-01-29 10:20:49 -0500
committerLoui Chang <louipc.ist@gmail.com>2009-01-29 10:20:49 -0500
commitbc47de898400af055dc2b848c84c184bcda9db94 (patch)
tree27461425ca0250bc4a2f98b7dc13b11effcdb81c /HACKING
parent8137572ad33f1ca9fde45774309caaa4c67fba12 (diff)
Add some more requirements to HACKING.
Signed-off-by: Loui Chang <louipc.ist@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
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@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ MySQL queries should generally go into functions.
Submitting patches
------------------
-Please submit uncompressed git-formatted patches to aur-dev@archlinux.org.
+Please test your patches before submitting.
+Submit uncompressed git-formatted patches to aur-dev@archlinux.org.
Base your patches on the master branch as forward development is done there.
When writing patches please keep unnecessary changes to a minimum.
Smaller patches are much easier to review and have a better chance of being
@@ -28,3 +29,9 @@ pushed more quickly into the main repo.
Try to make your commit messages brief but descriptive.
+Glossary
+--------
+git-formatted patch:
+ A patch that is produced via `git format-patch` and is sent via
+ `git send-email` or as an inline attachment of an email.
+